What got you into dieselpunk? - Dieselpunks2020-06-07T07:41:58Zhttp://www.dieselpunks.org/forum/topics/what-got-you-into-dieselpunk?commentId=3366493%3AComment%3A150323&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes I'm feeling very much at…tag:www.dieselpunks.org,2012-03-15:3366493:Comment:1846072012-03-15T16:01:05.722ZMatthew Seibelhttp://www.dieselpunks.org/profile/MatthewSeibel
<p>Yes I'm feeling very much at home here &amp; yes I've heard of DSO. Found out about them while searching out Electro-Swing on Youtube recently..very cool.</p>
<p>Yes I'm feeling very much at home here &amp; yes I've heard of DSO. Found out about them while searching out Electro-Swing on Youtube recently..very cool.</p> Matthew, it sounds like you'r…tag:www.dieselpunks.org,2012-03-15:3366493:Comment:1845782012-03-15T01:15:56.593ZLarryhttp://www.dieselpunks.org/profile/Larry
<p>Matthew, it sounds like you're very much at home here. I'm glad you're with us. Dieselpunk is extremely varied.</p>
<p>You mentioned Metal Punk. Have you heard Diablo Swing…</p>
<p>Matthew, it sounds like you're very much at home here. I'm glad you're with us. Dieselpunk is extremely varied.</p>
<p>You mentioned Metal Punk. Have you heard Diablo Swing Orchestra?</p>
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</p> @Mim .. You seem to fit what…tag:www.dieselpunks.org,2012-03-14:3366493:Comment:1843842012-03-14T17:55:13.690ZMatthew Seibelhttp://www.dieselpunks.org/profile/MatthewSeibel
<p>@Mim .. You seem to fit what I've seen that'd quallify as Dieselpunk , going from what I've read on here. I'm a Metal Punk type dude but love the era , pulpy adventure &amp; crime stories , Sci-Fi , art Deco architecture &amp; getting into some jazz especially swing. I don't know if that makes me "Dieselpunk' or not, but I love this community &amp; want to get involved in DP events. Steampunk, intrigued me but wasn't my thing , but DP pulls at something deap inside me like Cyberpunk , Metal…</p>
<p>@Mim .. You seem to fit what I've seen that'd quallify as Dieselpunk , going from what I've read on here. I'm a Metal Punk type dude but love the era , pulpy adventure &amp; crime stories , Sci-Fi , art Deco architecture &amp; getting into some jazz especially swing. I don't know if that makes me "Dieselpunk' or not, but I love this community &amp; want to get involved in DP events. Steampunk, intrigued me but wasn't my thing , but DP pulls at something deap inside me like Cyberpunk , Metal &amp; Punk do &amp; have since I was young. Whether you consider yourself DP or not Mim, I'll look forward to your discussions here. Take care &amp; cheers.</p> I've been into art deco and t…tag:www.dieselpunks.org,2012-03-14:3366493:Comment:1843792012-03-14T13:17:29.213ZMim McDonaldhttp://www.dieselpunks.org/profile/MimMcDonald
<p>I've been into art deco and the music of the 20s-40s for years, and have always loved old films and adventure stories. The Indiana Jones films, Roger Rabbit, the Rocketeer... they came along, and I loved them. Fast forward a few decades and my tastes now are an odd mishmash of early 20th century stuff, SF, horror, pulp adventure and crime stories and (late 1970s-early 90s) goth.</p>
<p>What prompted me to look more at dieselpunk was some steamy friends. They kept referring to me as diesel,…</p>
<p>I've been into art deco and the music of the 20s-40s for years, and have always loved old films and adventure stories. The Indiana Jones films, Roger Rabbit, the Rocketeer... they came along, and I loved them. Fast forward a few decades and my tastes now are an odd mishmash of early 20th century stuff, SF, horror, pulp adventure and crime stories and (late 1970s-early 90s) goth.</p>
<p>What prompted me to look more at dieselpunk was some steamy friends. They kept referring to me as diesel, and have really encouraged me to wear my own style to their steampunk event. I'm still not convinced I'm a dieselpunk, but dieselpunks seem to like all sorts of things that I like, and that's good enough for me to hang around here!</p> For me, I've always loved WWI…tag:www.dieselpunks.org,2012-03-13:3366493:Comment:1843672012-03-13T21:12:29.905ZProfessor Otto the Confusedhttp://www.dieselpunks.org/profile/ProfessorOttotheConfused
<p>For me, I've always loved WWII history and movies, especially when it spins into the Sci-Fi realm of WWII or the supernatural part. I REALLY enjoy the Jazz age. Swing Music, Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Electro-Swing Jazz have helped keep the infatuation alive. I love it and can never really put an exact reason why. It just does. I'm not one for words, but there it is. </p>
<p>For me, I've always loved WWII history and movies, especially when it spins into the Sci-Fi realm of WWII or the supernatural part. I REALLY enjoy the Jazz age. Swing Music, Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Electro-Swing Jazz have helped keep the infatuation alive. I love it and can never really put an exact reason why. It just does. I'm not one for words, but there it is. </p> I also loved WW2 era airplane…tag:www.dieselpunks.org,2012-03-08:3366493:Comment:1838662012-03-08T22:01:58.077ZMatthew Seibelhttp://www.dieselpunks.org/profile/MatthewSeibel
<p>I also loved WW2 era airplanes , one of my favorite shows growing up was "Baa Baa Black Sheep/Black Sheep Squadron TV series". I flirted with Swing Revival , though I was still too into punk &amp; metal to really dig into the scene. Now that I'm getting older, I'm re-exploring Swing &amp; such jazz , neo-pulp fiction , neo &amp; classic Noir film , 20s-40s era propaganda , commercial &amp; pinup art.I also want to explore art deco architecture/design. I'm also lookig into electro-swing as…</p>
<p>I also loved WW2 era airplanes , one of my favorite shows growing up was "Baa Baa Black Sheep/Black Sheep Squadron TV series". I flirted with Swing Revival , though I was still too into punk &amp; metal to really dig into the scene. Now that I'm getting older, I'm re-exploring Swing &amp; such jazz , neo-pulp fiction , neo &amp; classic Noir film , 20s-40s era propaganda , commercial &amp; pinup art.I also want to explore art deco architecture/design. I'm also lookig into electro-swing as well.</p> I have always had a connectio…tag:www.dieselpunks.org,2012-03-08:3366493:Comment:1837192012-03-08T21:24:04.629ZScott Kochhttp://www.dieselpunks.org/profile/ScottKoch597
<p>I have always had a connection with the time period. It seems natural to me to be part of the era. My parents grew up in the late part of the era and would find old radio shows or movies on TV to watch with me. Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy were flat out funny.</p>
<p>My next passion is airplanes, the most interesting were during WWII.</p>
<p>The fairly recent swing music revival just solidified it.</p>
<p>I have always had a connection with the time period. It seems natural to me to be part of the era. My parents grew up in the late part of the era and would find old radio shows or movies on TV to watch with me. Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy were flat out funny.</p>
<p>My next passion is airplanes, the most interesting were during WWII.</p>
<p>The fairly recent swing music revival just solidified it.</p> For me it was an around about…tag:www.dieselpunks.org,2012-03-08:3366493:Comment:1837962012-03-08T17:15:12.463ZMatthew Seibelhttp://www.dieselpunks.org/profile/MatthewSeibel
<p>For me it was an around about journey to get here. Back when I was young I got into cyberpunk , in part I loved Bladerunner. It was dark noir-like setting &amp; story but with the dystopian future setting got to me. I was also a Metalhead listening to Metal , Hardcore &amp; some Goth. But I always had a softspot for Pulpy action films like Indiana Jones , gangster films &amp; WW1/WW2 based films. I loved the sense of style , of the clothing , cars , planes &amp; such.</p>
<p>Fast forward to…</p>
<p>For me it was an around about journey to get here. Back when I was young I got into cyberpunk , in part I loved Bladerunner. It was dark noir-like setting &amp; story but with the dystopian future setting got to me. I was also a Metalhead listening to Metal , Hardcore &amp; some Goth. But I always had a softspot for Pulpy action films like Indiana Jones , gangster films &amp; WW1/WW2 based films. I loved the sense of style , of the clothing , cars , planes &amp; such.</p>
<p>Fast forward to the present era..a ex-friend (&amp; GM of mine) Josh n' his wife east coast punk transplants introduced me to Steampunk. It peaked my interest because I like british TV/films set during the Victorian/Edwardian period as well as Wild West era America , so it appealled to me. I liked the creativity of the steampunk community &amp; the crossover into Gothic culture, which I'm interested in. So I started researching Steampunk more , be it Steampunk based photography/art to fiction. I even considered getting into it myself. The main reason I didn't , was it didn't speak to me, to my soul.</p>
<p>I just couldn't see myself dressing up in Victorian garb except for special events &amp; wasn't sure about the whole sew gears n' such..poof I'm steampunk thing. But while researching Steampunk I came across Dieselpunk &amp; Dieselpunks.org. Where Steampunk didn't really speak to me , Dieselpunk did. It spoke to that part of me who wished I'd been born in the 20s to 50s era. The guy who loved the tech &amp; style of that era . Where a man wasn't ashamed to be a man &amp; woman could be feminine but strong n' independent. Plus the whole fascistic military fetish had/have ... I love the uniforms &amp; weapons of the Reich &amp; axis powers .Which is part of the reason I also like Electro-Industrial music which used costumes &amp; imagery inpired from that era &amp; mash it with a dark Sci-Fi feel. It's probally why Piecraftian Dieselpunk appeals to me more , at least in a visual way. I still love the more hopefull , upbeat nature of Ottensian Dieselpunk &amp; it's pulp adventure roots, but I'm a pessimistic guy with a strong Libertarian streak. Add the love for Metal , Punk/Hardcore , Goth &amp; Electro-Industrial music/sub-cultures .. makes Piecraftian Dieselpunk my personal expressian for Dieselpunk.</p>
<p>Another appeal of Dieselpunk sub-culture/community to me over all (not limited to Piecraftian form) is I can live it &amp; not feel silly doing so like Steampunk would. I can wear 20s-50s era suits , including Zoot Suits daily &amp; feel comfortable . I won';t feel like I'm posing as something I'm not or I should be going to a SCA-like event.Plus I can wear 30s-40s inpired paramilitary influenced uniforms to Metal/Electro-Industrial/EBM shows &amp; fit in. Also I can incorporate Dieselpunk or Diesel era decor into my home far easier than Victorian/Steampunk would allow me to. </p>
<p> </p> I didn't know Dieselpunk exis…tag:www.dieselpunks.org,2011-10-20:3366493:Comment:1592682011-10-20T04:01:03.767Ztelahttp://www.dieselpunks.org/profile/telaformosa
<p>I didn't know Dieselpunk existed until a few days ago. A friend of mine asked me to make something in the Steampunk style and although, I knew what that was, I went looking around for some examples. I had a real hard time trying to fit my sensibilities in with Steampunk- the look, I mean. I just don't like it much. I did some doodling and kept coming back to my own style which I have always thought was rather Deco. So, I googled Deco punk and variations and here we are!</p>
<p>I was full…</p>
<p>I didn't know Dieselpunk existed until a few days ago. A friend of mine asked me to make something in the Steampunk style and although, I knew what that was, I went looking around for some examples. I had a real hard time trying to fit my sensibilities in with Steampunk- the look, I mean. I just don't like it much. I did some doodling and kept coming back to my own style which I have always thought was rather Deco. So, I googled Deco punk and variations and here we are!</p>
<p>I was full tilt American punk rock in the eighties. My favorite thing to do was to dress up cammys or torn overalls with very fine, over the top accessories. Looking back, I was trying to meld punk with what I would call "classic". And, by that I mean, 30's and 40's. I have always had a love, no a passion, for the "Classic Style" especially all things Deco. It was always about the accessories for me and being female, that translates into jewelry.</p>
<p>I love all things Deco. The clean lines and unabashed optimism. Optimism.... there's a word you don't here very often. So, yeah, I do yearn for a time when people looked to the future with excitement. When people pared things down to the essence of the thing. When extravagance was less, not more.</p>
<p> </p> My story into dieselpunk is a…tag:www.dieselpunks.org,2011-10-12:3366493:Comment:1577072011-10-12T17:13:17.167ZSalim Farhathttp://www.dieselpunks.org/profile/SalimFarhat
<p>My story into dieselpunk is a bit different than most. I didn't watch most of the material that most people would call dieselpunk as a child, outside of Disney material such as Talespin, and maybe a handful of animes who's names I have long since forgotten There was also a one time fascination with the 1920's and the pop culture and technology of the peroid. My interest first budded in 2001, when I got Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magicka. The concept behind applying Steampunk (which I didn't…</p>
<p>My story into dieselpunk is a bit different than most. I didn't watch most of the material that most people would call dieselpunk as a child, outside of Disney material such as Talespin, and maybe a handful of animes who's names I have long since forgotten There was also a one time fascination with the 1920's and the pop culture and technology of the peroid. My interest first budded in 2001, when I got Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magicka. The concept behind applying Steampunk (which I didn't know existed at that point) with Tolkienesque Elves and magic in a completely fantasy setting really set my imagination alight, and later, as I got more and more into World War 2 games, particularly flight simulators and the remakes of Wolfenstein (I was a fan of Wolf 3D as a kid), and fascination with the history and technology of the peroid. I really wanted to see a setting in which I had more freedom that the limitations of games that strictly followed history. I started creating my own world in which I could accomplish these desires, and I did this before I even heard of Dieselpunk in particular.</p>
<p>Now after hearing about it, and learning more and more about it, I find myself gravitating mroe and more towards it. I believe this might be the subculture I was looking for all these years. :)</p>